It is central to the roots of apocalyptic belief; the origins of the Book of Revelation lie in the
Jews' wars, defeats and despair.

Why can they be described as 'apocalyptic preachers?'

On the eve of the new millennium, why is this city ground zero
for apocalyptic fervor?

In nearly every age, it has excited a belief that
the end is imminent. Why does this mysterious last book of the bible lend
itself to so many, often contradictory, interpretations, and what does it
reveal?

This book of the Jewish bible,written about 164 BC, is
viewed as the first real apocalypse.

How this figure in medieval Europe became central to
the apocalyptic vision.

This 12th century Italian monk claimed to have unlocked
the secret of the Book of Revelation as the key to understanding the whole of
the Bible.

An examination of their apocalyptic dimensions and how they
launched a thousand years of anti-semitism.

He claimed that the pope was the Antichrist, and
interpreted the Book of Revelation as revealing the Church of Rome was
secretly serving Satan.

His visions of how the world will end resonated through
16th century Germany to modern day apocalyptic believers.

A summary of how these two ideologies share a
similar apocalyptic vision and rhetoric.

His writings and letters indicate that he saw himself on an apocalyptic mission.

In settling America, they were driven by prophecy. They
saw their theocratic colony as a model of the New Jerusalem as prophesied by
John in the Book of Revelation.

It was fought as much with apocalyptic rhetoric
as it was with bayonets and bullets.

William Miller's apocalyptic message endures
today in the 7th Day Adventist Church; and John Darby's ideas, including the
Rapture and the Tribulation, have come to dominate prophecy belief in our
time.

Examining the significance of Hal Lindsey, the
Left Behind series of novels, and the reach of the apocalyptic message
in the late 20th century.

A summary of their general characteristics and an analysis
of David Koresh and his apocalyptic vision.

What makes its visions so pervasively attractive?

What is going to happen after the 2000 threshold is crossed?

Some of the 20th century events which are read by prophecy believers as irrefutable signs that the Second Coming is imminent.

How it has influenced Western thought and why it is wrong to view prophecy belief as just a characteristic of fringe groups.